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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Julie Ann Knight of Granite City, who |
| 4 | | passed away on October 29, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight was born to James Lewis Sr. and |
| 6 | | JoAnn Thornton in Granite City on May 27, 1971; she married |
| 7 | | Craig S. Knight at The Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas in 2001; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight was an office coordinator at Premier |
| 10 | | Dental in St. Louis, where she provided 20 years of dedicated |
| 11 | | service; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight served as an advocate for cancer |
| 13 | | patients and survivors over the past several years, working |
| 14 | | with service dogs to bring comfort to children at St. Louis |
| 15 | | Children's Hospital; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight was a member of Calvary Life Church |
| 17 | | in Granite City; on occasion, she coached her children's |
| 18 | | sports teams; she enjoyed going on family vacations, |
| 19 | | decorating, and shopping; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight was devoted to her children and had |
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| 1 | | a special love for all children, always looking to give love to |
| 2 | | others in any way possible; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight was preceded in death by her |
| 4 | | parents; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Julie Knight is survived by her husband; her son, |
| 6 | | Chase Knight; her daughter, Abby Knight; her siblings, Jim |
| 7 | | Lewis, Steve Lewis, Carmon Lewis, and Dawn Berry; her special |
| 8 | | nephews, Cory and Dylan Lewis; her parents-in-law, Don and |
| 9 | | Jane Knight; her brother-in-law, Rick (Sheila) Knight; her |
| 10 | | sisters-in-law, Tammy (Tom) Roberts and Robin (Aaron) Flynn; |
| 11 | | her nieces and nephews; her other extended family; and her |
| 12 | | many cherished friends; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Julie Ann Knight and extend our sincere
condolences to her |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 19 | | presented to the family of Julie Knight as an expression of
our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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